C210 lands at iad without ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	585251
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 2234 flight time type : 830
ASRS Report	585251
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on an IFR flight plan in VMC conditions. I had followed jasen 3 arrival to iad and was vectored to runway 1R. While on final, still being handled by approach control, controller directed trailing plane to slow to 190 KTS, so I kept my speed up during approach. I slowed to drop gear 4 mi out. At 2 mi out, I realized that approach control hadn't switched me to tower. I called them and the response was that I should have been on tower frequency. I called tower and by the time we established communication, I had landed. Tower asked my position and switched me to ground at exit. Ground requested a phone call to tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 LANDS AT IAD WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN IN VMC CONDITIONS. I HAD FOLLOWED JASEN 3 ARR TO IAD AND WAS VECTORED TO RWY 1R. WHILE ON FINAL, STILL BEING HANDLED BY APCH CTL, CTLR DIRECTED TRAILING PLANE TO SLOW TO 190 KTS, SO I KEPT MY SPD UP DURING APCH. I SLOWED TO DROP GEAR 4 MI OUT. AT 2 MI OUT, I REALIZED THAT APCH CTL HADN'T SWITCHED ME TO TWR. I CALLED THEM AND THE RESPONSE WAS THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON TWR FREQ. I CALLED TWR AND BY THE TIME WE ESTABLISHED COM, I HAD LANDED. TWR ASKED MY POS AND SWITCHED ME TO GND AT EXIT. GND REQUESTED A PHONE CALL TO TWR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.